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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
SELECTING AN EMPRESS.
The Emperor of China to Marry-How
the Wives Are Selected
san Francisco Special

the Wives Are Selected
San Francisco Special
Some time ago the present empress dowa-
ger of China, who is said to be an able
woman, and who has reigned as regent,
issued an edict through the Pekin Ga.
Zette that the Emperor should marry, and
set date when reception should be held
to candidates for the high honor. kEver
since the receipt Of this edict the Chinese
residents of this city have speculated much
on whom the choice would fall to marry
his Imperial Majesty Kwong Suey, ''Son
of Heaven and Lord of Ten Thousand
Years." etc. News which has been
anxieusly looked for was received in this
city yesterday, announcing that bride
had been selected for the young Emperor,
and that S.. 100000 would be expended in
the celebration of this most auspicious
event. When the announcement of when
the marriage will take place is received
here the Chinese residents will prepare for
a proper observance of the event. The
day will be made holiday, the dragon flag
will be foated, feasting made the order of
business, and procession and other ex-
ercises will be held. But as yet the date
of the marriage remains with the fates
which the astrologers of the empire must
divine.
The first ceremony OF betrothal is the
choice of the bride. A Chimes Empress is
not chosen for nobility of family or repu-
tation, although generally she is taken
from the nobility. Her personal beauty is
almost the exclusive requirement. The
mother of HEN Fung, former Empress,
kept fruit stall. The Emperor himselfhs
nothing TO do with the selection of the
Empress. One of the requirements of the
would-be bride was that she should be of
the MoDgolian race, as no other blood has
been permitted to rule in the Chinese en-
pire for $50 years.
On the appointed day the Monaghan
papas and mammas took their fairest daugh-
tiers 10 the Empress palace. The Empress,
with her ladies, then chose the handsom NEST
virgin. She should be Empress, bat the
Emperor Is also legally entitled to eight
queens. Consequently eight other handsome
virgins were chosen TO fill these high
offices. The personalities of these selections
have not reached this city, but the next
mail is expected to furnish the particulars
From all accounts, Emperor Kwong Suey
is commendable young man, and has con-
siderable influence with Confucius and
other gods. On May 4. for instance, he
prayed for rain. China papers relate that
on May Is 1t rained. All China fell down
on its knees to express thanks for the be-
neficent hearing of Kwong Suey's petition.
Suey was born in 1871, and was crowned
at the age of four. He is son of the
seventh brother of the Emperor preceding
the last. 1t is expected that after his mar
rage the empress dowager will hand over
the reiDs Of government entirely to Suey.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Tho Utah Conrention.

SALT LAKE, Utah, July 6.-The day in
the Constitutional Convention has been
taken up in the discussion of the CLAUSES
prohibiting polygamy, and providing for
the separation Of church and state. The
made, but both of them passed the
Committee Of the Whole and will undoubt-
eddy be adopted by the convention by a
large msjority. Whether or not the peo-
pie win ratlfy the constitution by popular
vote next August remains to be seen. II
is believed there will be satisfactory
majority in favor of the constitution.
though many old and thorough.going
homogeneous Mormons are pronounced in
opposition to the anti-polygsmy article.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
The Gentle operator.

As stood by, giving a telegram to the
young woman employed as operator in one
of the great hotels at q noted summer re-
sort, wondered what must be the state Of
mind of this class Of workers at the end of
O days labor. While stood behind the
little ticking machine, waiting my turn to
be served, the proprietor came up and
wrote on blank the following legend,
which the patient operator read aloud very
carefully and distinctly: 'sThere is no
goats in NJ" No emile stole over her inn
passive countsnance. She showed no sign
of curiosity TO know the sequel or preface
10 this quaint messags. She made no cor
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
THE INDIANA BUDGET.
A Dispute Between Two Farmers Results in
An AtrOsitus Assassination
Pitiable situatiOn-C OloTed Camp
Meetrg-A New Railway, Etc.

JEFFERsoEvILLE, July 1O.-ISpeciall. -
S. ?. Hay, wealthy farmer residing near
Charlestown, Ind, in Clark county, twelve
miles from Jacksonville, was assassinated
yesterday. The perpetrator of the afro
cio1s crime is Jacob Robinson, who owns
farm adjoining Hays. The murder is
the result of an old feud growing out of q
dispute over road leading through part
of Robinson's farm.
1t seems that Hay had no other outlet
except through Robi1son's farm, and the
latter objected to his passing through.
Suit for right of way was brought in court
by Hay about three years ago, and YER
dict in his favor was given. Other suits
followed, and Robinson's hatred toward
his neighbor only grew more intense. Re-
Gently he had difficulty with some mem
beTs Of the Hay family, and, drawing
revolver threatened to use it, but was pre-
vented by the interference of friends.
Yesterday morning the fatal culmina-
ton came. Robinson not being able to
longer restrain his feelings, secured
double-barrel shotgun, and putting in two
heavy charges OF buck shot. left his home,
1t seems, with a fixed determination to
murder his neignbor. At about o'clock
in the morning Mr.. Hay and his sister
started to drive to Charleston, two miles
distant, in a buggy. While passing
through lane near their home they were
met Oy RoDlnsOn, VINO carried the shotgun
on his shoulder. When within thirty feet
OF Hay, Robinson, without giving a word
of warning, raised his gun and empled
both loads in the body of Hay who fell
limp and lifeless to the ground. After the
killing the assassin deliberately shouldered
his gun and walked away.
The heart-rending screams of the dead
mans sister soon attracted number of
people. The news of the awful tragedy
spread quickly through the entire neigh
borhood and soon hundreds were at the
scene of the killing. A mob spirit began
to manifest itself, and in less than an hour
crowds of men were securing the woods
in search of Robinson, who 1t is thought
will be hung to tree as soon as he is
caught. at noon to-day he had not been
appTehended, and il 10 believed he has
crossed into this State.
The victim of the terrible deed was con-
veyed to his home and Coroner Coots, of
Jacksonville, was telegraphsd to hold an
inquest on the remains. Samuel Hay was
a well-to-do farmer and was held in high
esteem by all who knew him. He was an
uncle of Sheriff Charles Hay, of Jefferson
vile.
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Compeb satiOn.

One woman, in furs and velvets;
Another in squalid rags:
One, rolled by in her stately carriage;
The other, stood on the flags.
One woman. alone in her carriage;
BY the other, little child
Who, watching the prancing horses,
Looked up in her face and smiled.
She stopped to her boy and kissed him,
And gave HIM boarded crust;
The other had just left costly blooms
Where her one son lay in dust.
One, back to her darkened mansion,
Wealth can not hold death at bay!
One back 10 the hut where labor
Brought bread for the coming day.
Perhaps, as over the sands Of life
Times great tide eobs and flows,
More fates among us are equal
Than their outward seeming shows.
All the Year Round.
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a Young wOman's PitiabIe Situation.

syYMoUR, July 1O,-[Special. Miss Eva
Bledsoe, aged about twenty-five, made an
attempt night before last to end her life
by the strychnine route, but the dose was
100 small and she will recover although
she says she intends to put an end to her
life. Eva blsmes an unnatural relative
and a prominent business man, an in
fiuential Republican and leading church
member here, with using every means in
their power to induce her to enter upon a
life Of shame. Eva is exceptionally hand
some, and her condition is q pitiable one.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Ros es.

Let me lie where the roses grow,
Let them their fresh green branches throw
Around my mound in the grass.
Let them lift, in their fullest glow,
Their faces high, to laugh and show
A welcome to those who pass.
But let no sound by me be heard:
BRbble of stream, or song OF bird,
Be stilled in the calm earth's breast,
In the quiet gloom let me lie,
When the tired ear and weary eye
May take their well.earned rest.
The day is gone, so long and drear:
Sweet il is TO be resting here,
In the long and silent nigh
For fear and grief away are swept:
Bitter tears are no longer wept,
While wait for endless night.
Light 70 reveal the cherished dead
In lands from which all ills have fled,
And the ruins which death has made.
Lands which never shall hear sigh,
In VIII ich nothing but death shall die,
And the roses never fade.
Temple Bar,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
aJudge Not That We DO Not Judged"

"Judge Not That Ye 10 Not Judged"
Perchance the friend who cheered thy early
years
Has Welded to the tempter's power:
Yet why shrink back and draw away thy skirt,
As though her very touch would do thee hurt?
Wilt thou prove stronger In temptations
hour?
life
Has broken loves most sacred vow:
Yet Judge him not-the victor In LIES strife
Is he who beareth best the burden of life,
And leaveth God TO judge, nor questions how.
Sing the great song OF love TO all, and not
The wailing anthem of thy woes;
30 live thy lille that thou mayst never feel
Afraid to say, as at his throne you kneel,
Forgive me, God, as forgive my foes"
Chambers Journal.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
salrationists Arrested.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July lO.-[SpeciaL !
Lieutenant Charles McAbee and three
members of the Salvation Army were ar
rested this afternoon for disturbing the
peace, by singing and playing tambou-
Iines. McAbee went to Jail on refusal to
give bail the others were released on their
own recognizaEce. In the evening Captain
CuIIie and sixteen members were arrested
for the same cause. The women were re-
leased but the Captain was held. The
Trial will occur tomorrow morning. The
affair created the greatest excitement.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Now, l want all of YOU who want to 20

Now, want all of you who want to go
TO hell to stand up."
The drummer struggled little, leaned
forward unstesdily and rose from his seat
in dszed sort of way. He heard sort of
suppressed laugh from some of the younger
people, and noticed an expression of
horror on the faces of some of the older
ones. Steadying himself against the rail,
be looked at the evangelist an instant
and then said:
well, parson, don't know Just ex-
actly what we're voting on, bat you and 1
seem to be in hopeless minority"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
ENGULFED WHILE THEY SLEPT.

A Portion OF the Town of Zug, Switzer-
land, Falls Into the Lake.
BERNIE, July 6.-Half the new quays at
Tug fell into the lake. Forty houses, q
crowded inn and the Hotel Zurich, four.
story structure, full of visitors, vanished
entirely. The occupants Of the buildings
were engulfed while they slept. and at least
100 persisted, including NJ. Collins, presi-
dent of the canton. Men are now at work
trying to recover the bodies of the vic
tins. An infant was found alive in Q
floating cradle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
PEARLS OF POETRY.
July.

July-for you the songs are sung
By birds the leafy trees among;
With many carolings they wake
The meadows 81 the mornings break.
And through the day the nsping breeze
Is woven with their tree-top glees.
For you the prattling, pebbly brooks
Are fun of tales like story books,
For you a fragrant incense burns
Within the gardens bloss0m-urns,
Which tempt the bees to hasten home
With honey for their honeycomb.
The river, like looking-glass,
Reflects the fieecy clouds that pass,
Until IL makes us almost doubt
If earth and SKY aren't changed about.
July-for you, in silence deep
The world seems fallen fast asleep,
Save on one glorious holiday,
When all our books we put away
And every little maid and man
Is proud to be Americana
Frank Demnster Sherman
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Nv Chanea.

Thew met by chance; q hayward Fate
Till then had kept them wide apart.
He had no thought Of love or hate;
She hardly knew she had heart.
They met by chance; the sinking sun
Cast lengthening shadows on the ground,
The long June day was nearly done
The twilight dim was gathering round.
They met by chance; fateful chance,
That brought them nearer-nearer stu;
Each gave the other startled glance
Each felt q momentary thrill.
They met by chance; @ swift, sharp pain
Unnerves them when they think Of thatl
They trust they'a never meet againl
- -sOmerYille Journal
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this morning from the city of Frankfort,
having made the trip in about one hour,
the distance being fourteen miles. The
party were in fine spirits, and their call of
about two hours was spent in breaktasting
and cycolic amusements- Prince Wells
gave our citizens an exhibition OF riding
one wheel of his machine, and also one
from a buggy loaned for the occasion.
They formed in long line Of twenty-niDe
machines, and rolled themselves out of
town via Shannondsle, for Crawfords-
vile.
Wheat is coming in rapidly, and of good
quality.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Death of James III. Paris.

FRANKFORT, July Ill Special James H.
Paris, president of the First National Bank,
and one of the most prominent merchants
and respected business men in this portion
ofthe state, died at $3.50 this afternoon. The
attending physicians pronounced the
cause of his deaih Bright's Disease. de
has been on a decline for t9ree or four
months, and during it all has been a very
patient sufferer.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Old Settlers, nfaatinr.

CLovEBDALE, July IL, (Special) The
Third Annual Old Settlers Meeting
and Soldiers Reunion of the counties OF
Putnam, Owen, Morgan, Hendricks and
Clay will occur at Cloverdale, the 2Sth of
this month. A sham battle will be fought
in which a company of DePauw Cadets and
many old soldiers will participate. 1t is
expected that the attendance will reach at
least ten thousand people.
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proun.d-Lutheran synod.

LAFAYETTE, July 11.-[Special.l Charles
residing seventeen miles north Of this city,
was drowned yesterday afternoon in the
Tippecanoe river at 0skdale mills. He
was seized with cramp and sank in twenty
feet of water.
The Missouri Synod OF the Lutheran
Church has just closed its annual meeting
here. The session began Thursday, and
wss attended by about ninety ministers
and teachers. Discussions on scriptur4l
and doctrinel matters occupied the time,
and no church legislation was done.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
Anew Railroad Prospect.

SEYMOUR, July -[Speciall An import
ant railroad meeting will be held in this
city tomorrow afternoon for the purpose
of taking the preliminary steps towards the
building of road from here to Orleans,
Orange county. The people of this city
and county are alive to the success of the
enterprise.
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An Exemplary citizen of Ninety-five.

An Exemplary Ciuzen or Ntnety-h i've.
EVANSVILLE. July IL Especially MIR. Ma
thaniel Straughn, who now resides with
his son.in-law, Mr.. Harvey H. Dunbow, on
a pretty little farm about four miles from
English, Crawford County. Ind, is prob.
ably the Oldest man in the State, and per-
hsps the only one in the United States who
boasts of possessing so many exemplary
habits. He was born in Kentucky in 1892.
and has therefore lived under every ad-
ministration from Washington to Cleve-
land. He has his first time to taste in
toxicatlng liquors of any kind, has never
ased the name of the Lord in vain, nor
made use of bad language in any way. He
has never danced nor tried to dance, land
has always enjoyed excellent health He
is now ninety.five years of age and weighs
165 pounds. During the past few years he
has been an almost constant reader of his.
toric books and newspapers and is thu best
posted man in the county on all the top
les Of the day, and is said to be most
entertaining conversationalist. he has
until several years age managed farm,
doing great portion of the work him.
self, and is in better condition both in
mind and body than many who have not
yet attained the age of sixty years.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13
ACoIored Camp-Meetins.

SEYMOUR, July 10 Special. IA colored
camp-meeting, under the auspices of the
A. NJ E. church, will begin at Cyclone
Park, this city, on the 10Th, and continue
for ten days.
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Newspapers ConsoIidated.

TERBE HAUTE, July 1.-THE evening
edition of the Daily Express was sold to-
day to the Terre Hsute Evening Gaz stte
and consolidated with that paper.
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The Logansport SOLDIER, Monument.

LoGANsPoRT, July IL Especially Our
beautiful city presents a perfect picture of
grandeur. Hundreds of flags float grace
Cass county's Soldiers Monument has
scarcely begun. Large sums of money have
been expended in erecting grand and mag
nifeent arches along the line of march,
while ali the hotels and principal residences
proclaim something of the patriotism of
our citizens. Hundreds of strangers are
already in the city, and every indication is
that the streets of Logansport will be one
surging mass of humanity by the morning
of the 18th
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13

LAroRTE. IND, July 1l.-[6pecialil--
Justin Loomis, q prominent resident Of
sullwelI, this county, died very suddenly
yesterday Of spopiexy.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-13

TBoRsTowE. July 11.-[special. 1.-The
bicycling procession came into this place
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TO WEAK MEN

suffering from the effects OF youthful errors,
early decay, wasting weakness, lost manhood
etc. will send valuable treaties (sealed) con.
tanning full particulars for home cure, FREE
of charge. A splendid medical work; should
oe read by every man who is nervous aud de-
pilitated. Address
prof. r. q. FOWLER. Moodus. Ooun
The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-16
Written for The ENQUIRER.
THE FACTORY GIRL.
lAIR-"The Orphan Boy

am a poor little factory girl,
toll from early morn till night;
NV sisters and brothers must do the same
For us the factory is aught but bright
Ny parents, they are seeking work
But nothing can they find to do
Starvation stares us in the face
For us there's naught but want and woe
In years gone by my father toiled
And earned decent livelihood
Machinery came to do his work;
My mother then helped all she could,
She struggled hard to make ends meet,
Though working almost night and day
Grim want still at our vitals gnawed,
Machinery marked us as its prey!
Ny poor, dear mother sank at last.
The factory lord heard not her moan'
But into wealth he still does coin
Our lives, our flesh, our blood, our bones.
Two heard folks say this land is free;
think II is hollow lie
To call II yRxE, where some are doomed
To toll and starve in pain and die.
CHARLss CHErsEwRIoHr.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-16
JOHN MORRISON.
what lie Has 10 Say in Reply to T. v.
Powderiy.
GEoRoE 4. McNsILL.

Philadelphia Press.
John Morrison, the now famous master
workman of the expelled carpet weavers'
district assembly 1876 was interviewed by
a Press reporter and took occasion to
make singing reply to some accusa'
tions recently made public by General
Master Workman Powderly against him.
Mr.. Morrison said:
"Mr. Powderly asserts that he was con-
vinced that the decision Of the general
executive board in eIpelling district as
sembly l26 was proper and just. Now
the general executive board has no power
whatever to cxpel any district assembly
or member OF the order. because the right
of expulsion is given only to local courts
or the unanimous vote OF the local assem-
bly, while its court is present. | am glad
10 see that Mr.. Powderly has committed
himself in this matter and declares that
the general executive board has thus the
power to expel n district or local and to
deny them the right Of appeal.
III he could sustain that position the
order would be worse than the most des-
potic form of government on earth. I
would like to ask IL the general officers
have such power, whether they haven't
power also to eIpel all the Knights of
Labor, and declare themselves, the execu-
tive board, to be the only Knights of La
Dor in existence. That would be per-
fec,ly proper, wouldn't ii, from their
standpoint And of course the buildings
and property belonging to the order
would be their property.
"District assembly 1876 has violated no
The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-16
respondent at st. Petersburg gives the fol-
lowing incident of the trial:

respondent at st. Petersburg gives the fOl-
lowing incident of the trial:
During the trial the young student Ou-
lianoff has attracted general attention not
only among his fellow-prisoners, who evi-
IDENTITY idolize him, but also of the entire
tribunal = He is, as I have already stated,
the son of Russian functionary of high
rank. His behavior has been that Of a
gentlemen, and his extraordinary intelli-
gence has been shown in all his answers.
He it is who apparently prepared the
greater 1art of the dynamite and Who
constructed the bombs. The other day
he entered into dispute with General
Feodoroff, the renowned Russian expert
in chemistry, who at last had to give way
and declare that the accused was right
and he (the general) wrong. At the final
sitting of the court Oulianoff made q
brilliant speech. He declared that he and
his co-accused did not fear death. No
honest man feared death and he could
not imagine anything more sublime than
to die for his country. It had been his in
tention to assist in the deliverance of the
unfortunate Russian people. Hundreds Of
young men after him would act as he had
acted, and finally the czar would be com
PEELED to change his system Of coercion.
This speech produced deep impression.
The accused Novorousski, theological
student, was until his arrest the favorite
of NJ. Pobeodontsof, the well-known pres
ident of the holy synod, who often invited
him to dinner, and foretold for him a
brilliant career. Pilsoutski, the Polish
noblemsn, is the son Of the marshal of
the mobiles in the province Of vina. The
Pilsoutskis are of the best and richest Po-
lish families. The father of the accused
is the proprietor Of estates amounting in
extent to 10000 acres. Ossipanoff, from
Tomsk in Siberia, is an unpreposessing
young man, 26 years of age, and the only
one who behaved in an OBJECTIONABLE
manner. The president Of the tribunal
having asked him how he as q student
could take part in this horrible crime, he
answered: II did SO just because 1 am q
student. 1 have read that everybody
must be ready to sacrifice his life for the
common cause and / would contribute
my part to deliver my unfortunate people.
l fret decided to murder the czar, reyol-
yer in hand, but afterward thought Y
best to use bombs. Their effect is more
certain"